The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-09-01

Monday.
Teachers examination was held las
Saturday.
The evaporator works are preparing
for business.
M Stuart, Esq returned from tn,
East on Friday last.
Dave Day left Tuesday last for th'
marshes, to lay low for ducks"
The place to buy School Books. slate
tablets, &c, is at
| MRS E. A. SCRIPTURES
Don't forget that September 10th il
the date of the Democratic County
Convention.
1t is claimed there was slight fros
one morning last week. We did no
observe any.
Ravenna groceries close at p. M
except Saturday evenings, commenc
ing today.
The 8. r. Hurlbut property, on Pros
psct street. is greatly improved by ,
coat of paint.
Our old democratic friend, A. N
Farr, Esq. of Mantua, made us shor
call on Saturday.
We are told the gas we'll has passed
the 1900 foot mark, and still has 8
downward tendancy.
Betsy Cline, widow of the late John
Cline, received a pension aud back pay
amounting to something over $500,
The Shalersville Ladies Aid Society
will meet at Mrs. Isaac Tozer's on
| Wednesday, Sept. 7th. All are wei
come.
D. &. Rowell, of Baltimore, Md,
who hes been in RavennR during the
past two weeks. leaves for home on
Friday.
A resident of Shalersville left S.
with Mayor Holcomb Saturday morn.
ing, to pay for his nights lodging ir
the cage.
Mrs. E. A. Scripture and Miss
Josephine Paltzgroff returned on the
25th from weeks visit to Cleveland
friends.
We are obliged to delay the publica
ton of the report of the reunion of The
Sanford and Atwater families unit
next week.
DIR. I. SeIby King, native of thi
place, now residing in Michigan
spent several days last week with rel
atives and friends here.
Messrs. Jenkins & Collins new fu
neral car, one of the finest ever bull
at the works of Merits & Riddle, is ,
magnificent vehicle.
DR.. J. Waggener and wife left OIL
Thursday last for Washington, D, c
and expect to be absent about tw'
weeks.
| The weather for the past week wa
boldly stolen from middle Autumn
A little fire in the CRATE was necessar.
to make things comfortable.
There will be no services at the Uni
versalist Church next Sunday, owfnI
to the Annual Meeting of Universal
lists, at Akron.
/ Ravenna boasts of neither shootin,
club nor base ball club. but when
comes to crequet, we "get there jus
the same"
/ The N. Y. P. & o. r. r. Co. ar
abeut to erect crane at this station
for the purpose of supplying its engine
with water from the Ravenna waite
works.
Auditor Olin has had the we'll O
his residence, on South Prospect st
| drilled about Is feet deeper. Th
J machine used in starting the gas we
) did the work.
Rev. Mr.. Meek delivered the secon
of his able and interesting sermons o
Revivals last Sabbath. His mornin
, discourse next Sabbath will be in cor
tinuation of the same theme.
Monday last Newie Clark, aged Il
and another boy were wrestling, i
play. when Newie was thrown to tn
ground, falling in such manner as
dislocate one of his arms at the elbow
The experiments with oil for fue
which were made at the new gla!
r works, were very satisfactory, but
cap will have to be built for the fu
mace in place of the one which WI
melted.
The pavement in front of the Fir
National Bank and L. G. Dodge & Go
has been relaid and about four fe
added to its width. The improvement
is to be continued to the corner
Meridian street.
Portage and Summit Co. Pionee
meet at Silver Lake today. We hol
the meeting may be as interesting ar
pleasant as those in past years, al
regret that we are unable to be presel
on this occasion.
The grounds surrounding the ne
passenger depot of the Pennsylvan
Go. at this place are model of mes
ness and taste. Very few stations
Ohio begin to compare with this
comfort and elegance.
Diamond Lodge, No. 1856, Knigh
of Pythias, of Palmyra, dedicate the
: new Castle Hall, at that place, til
"wednesday afternoon, at 8 !s'cloc
An interesting program will be pl
sented, the exercises closing with
dance at the Tewn Hall. The col
'e mittee has our thanks for an invit
ton.